Fill in the Blanks Medieval FoodOnline version Complete the text with the right choice. by vero guerin 1 treasured been and dedicated cardamom provided spices Other have fruits or Food across the social scale A nobleman's diet would very different from the diets of those lower down the social scale . Aristocratic estates the wealthy with freshly killed meat river fish , as well as fresh fruit and vegetables . Cooked dishes were heavily flavoured with valuable spices such as caraway , nutmeg , , ginger and pepper . commonly used ingredients included cane sugar , almonds , and dried such as dates , figs raisins . The wealthy these goods which were imported from far away lands , and were hugely expensive . Indeed , there was an ancient department at the Royal court called the 'spicery' , which was entirely devoted to . Spicy sauces were extremely popular , and entire professional careers were to saucemaking .